Friends of Children with Special Needs – A Unique Accessible Housing Community, with Anna Wang
Accessible Housing Matters
English - September 06, 2021 05:00 - 32 minutes - 44.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsBusiness Education agent housing accessiblehousing broker investing investment listing market multifamily realestate Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Welcome to Accessible Housing Matters!
In today’s episode, I welcome Anna Wang.
Anna Wang is a mother, an advocate and the co-founder and vice president of Friends of Children with Special Needs (FCSN). Twenty-eight years ago, her son Lawrence was diagnosed with autism. In 1996, she became the co-founder and Vice President of Friends of Children with Special Needs (FCSN) which currently serves more than 1000 families and 600 individuals on a daily basis. Anna is well-known for designing innovative programs, building parents and community networks to support and advocate for the special needs community. She creates programs and opportunities to develop their abilities and talents. Anna spearheads the Dream Work and Housing Projects which empower individuals with special needs to lead a happy and healthy life as contributing citizens of society. This year she was appointed Human Relations Commissioner, City of Fremont.
Anna has received numerous awards and recognition, including “Profiles of Excellence” – ABC / KGO TV, “Hometown Hero, ” – NBC Bay Area TV and News Group, “API Outstanding Leader Award”, “Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Award for Excellence in Public Services” and Inspirational Woman Award from the California State Assembly, Asian Pacific American Democratic Caucus Lifetime Community Service Achievement Award.
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[00:01 - 03:59] Opening Segment
I welcome Anna Wang to the Show Bio How Anna got into advocating for accessible and affordable housing Anna talks about Friends of Children with Special Needs[04:00 - 10:59] How a Group of Parents Created a Unique Community
The Dream Project: A Family Project A piece of land bought by 26 families for people with developmental disabilities Investing for their Children’s Future Success with zero-subsidy from external organizations[11:00 - 28:41] Building a Sense of Community in Housing
Scaling up, a second center in San Jose A Win-Win Situation for Clients and Direct Care Providers Forty units of housing and more in the making Anna shares FCSN’s clients’ feedback A Three-Step Advice from Anna Agencies That Support FCSN Anna talks about their strategies for the future Changing housing and development culture[28:42 - 32:12] Closing Segment
See links below to know more about Anna Wang Final wordTweetable Quote/s:
“They are living a full and thriving life.” - Anna Wang
“How can you just avoid what you’re supposed to do and just pay a penalty?” - Anna Wang
“Don’t underestimate the power of a group of parents.” - Anna Wang
You can connect with Anna through [email protected] or visit their website https://fcsn1996.org/ and be one of the advocates for accessible and affordable housing.
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